Al Kaline vs. Rudy May — Matchup Analysis
Rudy May has completely neutralized Kaline in this matchup. Kaline's numbers against May tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.586, 31% below the career mark of 0.855, with a batting average of just 0.179, 40% below their career average and below May's career opposing average of 0.238. Even with Kaline striking out less often than usual, once every 15.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 11.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor May. Edge: May.
How Al Kaline put the ball into play against Rudy May
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rudy May to Al Kaline
Matchup Details for Al Kaline and Rudy May
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Kaline and Rudy May including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
46
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances
11597
Rudy May Career Batters Faced
10902
In this matchup
0.179
Al Kaline Career Batting Average
0.297
Rudy May Career Opposing Batting Average
0.238
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.026
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Rudy May Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.143
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.133
Rudy May Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.391
Rudy May Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.171
Al Kaline Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Rudy May Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Hit By Pitch
55
Rudy May Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
27
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Intentional Walks
131
Rudy May Career Intentional Walks Allowed
56
In this matchup
15.333
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.370
Rudy May Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.194
In this matchup
2.333
Al Kaline Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Rudy May Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.304
Al Kaline Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.381
Rudy May Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Hits
45
Rudy May Career Sacrifice Hits
117
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Flies
104
Rudy May Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
2
Al Kaline Career Ground into Double Play
271
Rudy May Career Double Plays Enabled
128
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0